ABSTRACT

Redefining intelligence Toscanini was one of the greatest conductors of all time, but what made him great? The musicians were the same as in all the other great orchestras. The facilities and instruments were no different. The scores were identical. The answer, then, must have been in his ability to recognize what lay within his musicians and his ability to match those talents with the vision he held for the final performance. The following is a true-life example of how he exercised this leadership.